Putting an 80 Year Old on Steroids
As a doctor I see a lot of elderly men with lung problems who need to go on steroids.
Continue readingEntertaining, Educating, and Criticizing Our Broken Healthcare System for 22 Years
As a doctor I see a lot of elderly men with lung problems who need to go on steroids.
Continue readingThis blog entry isn’t as lascivious as it sounds….or is it? Aetna has decided not to enter the health insurance
Continue readingI am very saddened to hear that the only good publication by the AMA, called the American Medical News, is
Continue reading“Pain nourishes courage. You can’t be brave if you’ve only had wonderful things happen to you.” Mary Tyler Moore
Continue readingInsurance companies have been issuing customers credit cards to pay doctors. That’s a nice thing. You know, they are always
Continue readingA trio of bills that state Sen. Ed Hernandez introduced in California would allow nurse practitioners, pharmacists and licensed optometrists to expand
Continue readingCustomer service was not a priority in the old days for physicians. Like a pendulum, trends like this swing
Continue readingDr. Jeffrey Singer writes a nice piece in the WSJ about how his patient saved $17,000 by NOT using his
Continue readingDoctors are always at a disadvantage when it comes to administrators and lawyers. Administrators meet all day, comparing and sharing
Continue reading“We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life
Continue readingI love reading business books. I am convinced that there are great answers out there and that the healthcare system
Continue readingFinally, some leadership at the AMA! Too often, I’ve been forced to criticize the AMA for its subservience to big
Continue readingI recently found this cool piece on a blog called doceatdoc.com. This article entitled 10 things you need to give
Continue reading“Success isn’t always about ‘Greatness’, it’s about consistency. Consistent, hard work gains success. Greatness will come.” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Continue readingThis is a really great opinion piece in the Washington Post from a physician, Vinay Prasad MD. He talks about
Continue readingEveryone jumped on the Accountable Care Organization bandwagon. It sounded so nice. Healthcare teams roaming around, working together, making more
Continue readingSanjay Gutpa MD, from CNN, has come out on the side of medical marijuana. To him, that is a
Continue readingFor many, many years I have been publishing the wise words of Dr. Ted Bacharach. He first found me through the Placebo Journal
Continue readingI am on vacation until mid August or so. Please forgive me. Hopefully these stories from the PLACEBO JOURNAL (2001-2011)
Continue readingI am on vacation until mid August or so. Please forgive me. Hopefully these stories from the PLACEBO JOURNAL (2001-2011)
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